Build Your SaaS

Build Your SaaS

Transistor.fm

Episodes 163
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Declining
Since Feb 2018
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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feeds.transistor.fm

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About This Podcast

Interested in building your own SaaS company? Follow the journey of Transistor.fm as they bootstrap a podcast hosting startup.

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What is Transistor's secret weapon?

Apr 18, 2026 41m Transcript

Justin sits down with Helen Ryles and Michael Green, the two people behind almost every chat, email, and demo call that comes into Transistor, to talk about the company's secret weapon: the thing…

An update from Justin and Jon

Sep 13, 2025 53m Transcript

Justin and Jon reconnect after a two-year podcasting hiatus. What's happened since their last episode? Lots! They talk about big changes in their personal lives, and then move on to how they're…

"Justin, I built a SaaS!"

Jun 24, 2025 1h 30m Transcript

Harris Kenny was a long-time listener of the podcast, and dreamed about building his own software product. After multiple attempts, over 5 years, he finally did it. How? He shares his experiences…

Giuuunta! Motivating yourself when you're not in startup mode

Dec 09, 2024 1h 11m Transcript

Bootstrapping a business is like getting a plane to lift off the ground. But what do you do once the plane is in the air?Dave Giunta and Justin Jackson recorded a recent phone call about maintaining…

Adam Wathan: how small startups hire employees (Tailwind CSS)

Jun 04, 2024 1h 34m Transcript

How do founders of small bootstrapped companies hire new employees? Adam Wathan got over 1600 people who applied for two new roles at Tailwind Labs (a small team of six people). They ended up hiring…

Is ONCE enough?

Feb 10, 2024 1h 10m Transcript

A panel discussion on 37signals' first ONCE product, the launch of Campfire ("pay for it once, install it, and run it on your own server"). Ian Landsman, Tyler Tringas, and Justin Jackson share what…

How Ben and David bootstrapped the Acquired podcast

Jan 25, 2024 1h 7m Bonus Transcript

Fast Company called Acquired "the #1 tech podcast sensation." I've been a huge fan of the show for years. So, I was surprised when they contacted me and wanted to switch to Transistor for podcast…

Nashville team retreat: scary birds, country music, and a photo shoot

Sep 26, 2023 44m Transcript

The whole team is on the show! Jon, Helen, Jason, Josh, and Justin are on the mics to discuss our recent team retreat to Nashville, Tennessee. If you're wondering what a retreat looks like for a…

Paul Jarvis: gaining freedom by building an indie business

Aug 01, 2023 1h 10m Transcript

Justin catches up with his old internet friend Paul Jarvis. Today, Paul co-founded Fathom Analytics with Jack Ellis: a simple alternative to Google Analytics. Paul is also the author of the book…

How Tim worked on side-projects for 10+ years, and finally went full-time (with kids)

Jun 20, 2023 54m Transcript

Tim reached out after the Aaron Francis episode: "I wanted to pitch you on the idea of coming on the podcast and sharing my journey of building side projects for the last decade while raising a…

Startup coaching: helping founders and team members realize their full potential

Jun 07, 2023 56m Transcript

This week Jon and Justin are joined by Marcella Chamorro. Previously, she worked in startup marketing but has recently transitioned to coaching founders and teams. We discussed how startup founders…

Michele Hansen update: Section 174 and bootstrapping with kids

May 16, 2023 1h Transcript

In this podcast episode, Michele Hansen (Geocodio) gives us an update on Section 174 and provides her take on "bootstrapping with kids."Michele explains you can be a part of the Small Software…

Should a parent with young kids try to bootstrap a new startup?

May 09, 2023 1h 4m Transcript

In this episode, Justin speaks with Aaron Francis about being a new parent and trying to bootstrap a startup. Aaron argued the other side of Justin's tweet thread: "Wait until your kids are older to…

Why we hired someone new

Apr 20, 2023 45m Transcript

Jon and Justin welcome Joshua Anderton to the Transistor team! Josh is an amazingly talented full-stack web developer (Laravel, Rails, Tailwind CSS, Alpine, and more!) He's been helping us as a…

Act now before it's too late: Section 174

Mar 28, 2023 33m Transcript

Michele Hansen (co-founder of Geocodio) is raising the alarm about Section 174. This legislation could dramatically increase your tax bill this year if you're a small software company in the USA.…

This would kill our company immediately

Mar 21, 2023 38m Transcript

Jon's back from his first real vacation in years. In this episode, we discuss how we've been removing inactive accounts on Transistor, SVB, Section 174, Revin is shutting down their Merchant of…

One pepperoni pizza please

Mar 01, 2023 2m Bonus Transcript

"I don't get it: if that money is for the government, how come the pizza place put it in their cash register?!?"(Jon is on vacation - our next real episode is coming soon!)Listen to our past episodes…

Super Fun SaaS Sales Tax (Part Deux)

Feb 21, 2023 46m Transcript

Last week's episode hit a nerve! "The idea that every small software company in the world will be able to be in perfect compliance will every foreign federal, provincial, state, and municipal…

Nobody wants to talk about this (SaaS sales tax)

Feb 10, 2023 49m Transcript

Sales tax compliance: nobody in SaaS wants to talk about it. Jon and Justin tried to do something about it and it turned into a nightmare. According to Stripe Tax, there are about 90 different…

The gang goes to Montréal

Oct 18, 2022 44m Transcript

The whole Transistor team got together for a retreat in Montréal. Jon, Justin, Helen, and Jason chat about the experience. What should we talk about next? Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin,…

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